I haven't done any oil analysis, yet, since I just move to Jacksonville, FL (any recommendations locally)? Mobil 1 15w-50 and Delvac 1 5w-40 IMHO seems too thin, and you can hear the cams when warmed-up. Factory-fill for a 1995 C36 engine was Mobil 1 15w-50. I don't think they had Mobil 1 0w-40 in the USA then.
It takes about 2-miles and 5-minutes of slow stop-n-go driving to get to the freeway on-ramp.
The engine ECU and automatic tranny will hold for higher shifts (mostly 6200 RPM, but sometimes 7500 RPM) since it's a "sport" AMG tuned tranny & ECU. It's a short on-ramp, and YOU HAVE TO BE AT SPEED (70MPH) to properly merge, so it's about 5-6 seconds of WOT. Then it's 4-miles of steady cruising @ 75-80MPH.
Then it's another 3-minutes through the parking garage, so that's my cool-down.
I'd like to try a fully-synthetic oil that's thicker, a high TBN, excellent anti-foaming, high anti-oxidents, and good "cling".
Rugerman1, I'd like to try that #256 oil. How do I get it?
BTW: it's a 1988 Mercedes wagon with a 1995 C36 drivetrain and brakes. Total spend including car, about $40K.
neil
BTW: I'm running SWEPCO's 712 20wt. hydraullic fluid as my ATF (a la Porsche 928 users) and SWEPCO 714 80w-90 gear-oil in my limited-slip diff. Using 30K mile change intervals, the fluid is so clean in both the tranny and diff, that my mechanic who races RX7's and WRX's has switched personally, including his high-performance customers. Perhaps I should try SWEPCO's engine oil with DIMONYL which I think is moly-based?
[ September 12, 2003, 08:47 PM: Message edited by: M104-AMG ]
It takes about 2-miles and 5-minutes of slow stop-n-go driving to get to the freeway on-ramp.
The engine ECU and automatic tranny will hold for higher shifts (mostly 6200 RPM, but sometimes 7500 RPM) since it's a "sport" AMG tuned tranny & ECU. It's a short on-ramp, and YOU HAVE TO BE AT SPEED (70MPH) to properly merge, so it's about 5-6 seconds of WOT. Then it's 4-miles of steady cruising @ 75-80MPH.
Then it's another 3-minutes through the parking garage, so that's my cool-down.
I'd like to try a fully-synthetic oil that's thicker, a high TBN, excellent anti-foaming, high anti-oxidents, and good "cling".
Rugerman1, I'd like to try that #256 oil. How do I get it?
BTW: it's a 1988 Mercedes wagon with a 1995 C36 drivetrain and brakes. Total spend including car, about $40K.
neilBTW: I'm running SWEPCO's 712 20wt. hydraullic fluid as my ATF (a la Porsche 928 users) and SWEPCO 714 80w-90 gear-oil in my limited-slip diff. Using 30K mile change intervals, the fluid is so clean in both the tranny and diff, that my mechanic who races RX7's and WRX's has switched personally, including his high-performance customers. Perhaps I should try SWEPCO's engine oil with DIMONYL which I think is moly-based?
[ September 12, 2003, 08:47 PM: Message edited by: M104-AMG ]
